Two Seattle burglaries overnight Monday

Suspect were caught after two separate Seattle burglaries early Monday morning: one in West Seattle and the other in the University District.

In the West Seattle case, a couple awoke to find a burglar in their home in the 9300 block of Fauntleroy Way Southwest about 2:45 a.m. The husband who first saw the burglar dressed in all black went back upstairs where he and his wife locked themselves inside a room and called 911.

“Officers could see the suspect inside the house walking around,” Detective Mark Jamieson said in a statement. “Officers gave the suspect verbal commands to give himself up. The suspect ran and hid inside the house. Officers entered the home and began clearing the house, and soon located the suspect hiding behind a couch in a downstairs room. He was taken into custody without incident.”

Police say he refused to cooperate or provide his identification. He was arrested and jailed.

The University District case happened shortly after 4:00 a.m. Monday. Residents in an apartment heard a man break into their apartment and yell, and the burglar then could be heard on the upper floor of the building in the 4300 block of Eighth Avenue Northeast.

“Within minutes victims in another unit reported that an unknown male had broken into their apartment and that they were hiding in the bedroom,” Jamieson said. “Several other 911 calls came in about this incident.”

Police were let into the secure apartment complex by another tenant.

“Officers located the suspect in the hallway and took him into custody,” Jamieson said. “During their investigation officers determined that a third apartment door had been forced open and a hiding victim was found inside. In all, three units were broken into with extensive damage to the doors. … In one of the units, interior closet doors were pulled down.”

Police said the man appeared to be very drunk. He’s now in King County Jail and is expected to have a bail hearing Tuesday afternoon.